The Week in Ransomware – August 19th 2022 – Evolving extortion tactics
Bringing you the latest ransomware news, including new research, tactics, and cyberattacks. We also saw the return of the BlackByte…
LockBit claims ransomware attack on security giant Entrust
The LockBit ransomware gang has claimed responsibility for the June cyberattack on digital security giant Entrust. [...]
BlackByte ransomware gang is back with new extortion tactics
The BlackByte ransomware is back with version 2.0 of their operation, including a new data leak site utilizing new extortion techniques…
Hackers attack UK water supplier but extort wrong victim
South Staffordshire Water, a company supplying 330 million liters of drinking water to 1.6 consumers daily, has issued a statement…
Hackers attack UK water supplier but extort wrong company
South Staffordshire Water, a company supplying 330 million liters of drinking water to 1.6m consumers daily, has issued a statement…
Argentina’s Judiciary of Córdoba hit by PLAY ransomware attack
Argentina's Judiciary of Córdoba has shut down its IT systems after suffering a ransomware attack, reportedly at the hands of…
Cisco hacked by Yanluowang ransomware gang, 2.8GB allegedly stolen
Cisco confirmed today that the Yanluowang ransomware group breached its corporate network in late May and that the actor tried…
Post-Breakup, Conti Ransomware Members Remain Dangerous
The gang's members have moved into different criminal activities, and could regroup once law-enforcement attention has simmered down a bit,…
New Lilith ransomware emerges with extortion site, lists first victim
A new ransomware operation has been launched under the name 'Lilith,' and it has already posted its first victim on…
Ransomware gang now lets you search their stolen data
Two ransomware gangs and a data extortion group have adopted a new strategy to force victim companies to pay threat…